NCAA What would typical women's NCAA routines score under the FIG code?

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There are people out there who believe that the women's NCAA should go to an open ended code, probably because of all the complaints about the scoring. I think this has zero chance of actually happening, but I'm curious about what the scores would actually look like if they did that. I'm not familiar with the WAG FIG or NCAA code (contrary to popular belief, that scoring isn't "obvious" to someone who doesn't already know how it works).
 
There are people out there who believe that the women's NCAA should go to an open ended code, probably because of all the complaints about the scoring. I think this has zero chance of actually happening, but I'm curious about what the scores would actually look like if they did that. I'm not familiar with the WAG FIG or NCAA code (contrary to popular belief, that scoring isn't "obvious" to someone who doesn't already know how it works).
I think we have to specify: are we talking current routine construction? If so, most gymnasts are missing at least some composition requirements. On bars, for instance, full turn, same bar release, high-to-low and low-to-high are all CRs, and most college routines I see have two of these (since squatting on low bar does not count).

On Floor, I’m not sure if all have a double salto, the other CRs are usually fulfilled, I think (front and back tumbling, leap passage).

Vault would be fine, probably, the 1.5 is now (again) a viable elite vault.

Aleah Finnegan and Emma Malabuyo I think are doing relatively little difficulty in elite competitions with great form, showcasing some of the problems of current judging. Even with lower difficulty, they are unable to get their E-scores over 8.5 on most events.
 
The recent gymcastic interview with a long time coach turned judge highlighted that the issue is more about education/experience and the ability to apply the rules.

Sounds like many NCAA judges couldn't handle a FIG code.
 

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